Kanye West is a dumb fuck.
Although I have a tin ear for rap music, I quite enjoy Kanye West’s work. That, however, isn’t enough to change my opinion of him.
Kanye West brags about being a disestablishmentalist. His disdain for books, reading and formal education is a matter of public record. Interestingly, the man, who says his decision to drop out of school was the best he has ever made, is the music world’s latest author.
Kanye West has co-authored a book, Thank You and You’re Welcome, a 52-page compilation of ‘Kanye-isms.’
In an interview with Reuters on the release of his book Kanye said:
“Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books. I like to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real life.”
Jayzus!
Even die-hard Kanye fans have taken exception to this. Quoting commentary on a fan site, Love-Kanye.com,
“Generally, the people who are worth talking to like to read books. If you talk to people who don’t like to read, they usually have things stuck to them and have little to say other than whether they like cheese or debating the merits of kissing buzzsaws. They aren’t bright, Kanye. Stick with the book lovers.”
Incidentally, Kanye isn’t alone in his derision of all things ink.
Earlier this month when I was down with malaria, I battled insomnia by watching tacky music videos from insufferable ‘local artists’. East Africa TV, home of all things tawdry, broadcast an interview with “a leading Kampala businessman.”
In the interview the man responsible for the Pearl of Africa Music Awards boasted about his collection of shoes and with disturbing detail spoke of the orderliness of his wardrobe. With much confidence he that he doesn’t read books. The reason for his bibliophobia was as lame as the pink shoes he proudly paraded before the cameras.
According to the Leading Businessman, he doesn’t read books because he doesn’t do things that are boring.
Maybe someone should buy Mr. PAM Awards Kanye’s book. It is too short to be boring. Many of the 52 pages are left blank. Others have just a few words. One page only contains the sentence: “I hate the word hate!”
Maybe Kanye West is some sort of genius and I’m the blithering fool.
